Q: I have the first floor kitchen, living room & corridors oak. It is glued to the concrete slab. I have 2 other rooms on the floor with a wall-to-wall carpet on the concrete slab. All of this is on the first floor. What are the important steps to replace all of this with...
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Archive for January, 2008
Replacing Old Engineered Water-Damaged Wood
New 2008 introduction
Another great 2008 introduction: Recycled Leather Flooring!!! The diverse patterns and colors make this a really unique flooring option. I am even thinking of putting this in my office. It is cool! This floor is online and on display in most every iFLOOR store in the country now. Robus Leather Floor Tiles are: *...
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Which Way Do I Lay My Floor?
Q: How do I figure out which way to lay the flooring in the dining room. Cathie & Dan A: Typically wood floors are installed so that lengthwise they run parallel to the longest wall in the room. Now sometimes floors will be installed perpendicular to the longest wall based on one of a...
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KUDOs Corner – Floor Buying
Steve, My friend and I shopped for flooring in Utica last Saturday. I had come across the website earlier in the week and we decided to drive over and take advantage of the one day sale. Matt and Amir made the one and a half hour shopping trip enjoyable. They approached us when we...
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Engineered Hardwood Install Question
Q: I’d like to install an engineered hardwood floor over the linoleum in my kitchen. The flooring would also extend into the area between the kitchen and the next room; sort of a hallway. That area has a rise of about 1.5 to 2 inches over its 8 feet. How do I install the...
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Exdura – the hardwood flooring with a 55 Year Warranty
I am so excited to see the new line of solid hardwood flooring known as Exdura finally available on iFLOOR! This solid 3/4″ thick hardwood harvest with Appalachian certified and managed forests is truly amazing. With species like red oak, white oak, hickory, walnut, ash and maple in several widths and grades this series...
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Limestone Pitting – What to do?
Q: I have limestone tiles on my home floors. Living in Egypt, they call it a low grade marble as it’s polished to look like marble. It is now pitting and really looks shabby after only several months. We had it professionally sanded and polished and it was great for a few weeks. At...
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Whole Foods leads again
A BusinessWeek article this week talked about the recent decision of Whole Foods to discontinue offering plastic bags. Most people who have been in a Whole Foods fall in love with it. It is different. It is not a grocery store. It is special. Making a moral stand to say no to plastic is...
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Wood Flooring in a Bathroom
Q: Can hardwood be put in a Master Bathroom with a Tub and/or Shower? Anna A: You could install a wood floor into a bathroom, but I would advise against it. With any wood floor, they are susceptible to expansion and contraction from moisture and temperature changes. In a place like a bathroom where...
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It's not you, It's Me… Vegas Monte Carlo I am sorry.
About 1 month ago I was all set to goto Manila the Philippines and about 1 week before my arrival a MINI-COUP unfolded at my EXACT hotel. Including the army storming into the entry way and ending the worldwide event. (to see pictures click on the link to the prior post.) I am now...
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